Celebrating Grandmothers: Grandmothers Talk about their Lives

By Ann Richardson

This book is about the views and experiences of grandmothers, as told by grandmothers themselves. Based on interviews with 27 grandmothers of different ages, nationalities and social circumstances, it enables them to explore how being a grandmother changes the texture of their lives, their role in their family and its impact on relationships and their own sense of themselves. The book is full of joy, wisdom and some sadness from those grandmothers with little access to their grandchildren due to distance or difficult relations within the family. Although not initially intended to offer advice, readers will take away many good ideas from what grandmothers have to say.

'A fascinating analysis of what it feels like to be a grandmother today, from the joy and fulfilment to the disappointments and anxieties. It is a book to warm your heart about being a grandparent, and also one to reassure you are not alone when you experience new relationships and complex family patterns.'
Virginia Ironside, agony aunt and novelist

'Celebrating Grandmothers confirms, in a direct and delightful way, just how special the grandmother-grandchild relationship is....Very interesting and heart-warming'
Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall, author The Good Granny Guide